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C ongregation Olam Tikvah
ongregation Tikvah
3800 Glenbrook Road Fairfax, Virginia 22031
www.olamtikvah.org
(703) 425-1880
9 Sivan 5769 Issue 6
Volume 45 ✡ I June 1, 2009
Congregational Brunch and Meeting
Sunday, June 14, 9:30am
The meeting agenda includes an update on the building project; a review of the budget,
and election of directors and Financial Secretary.
Please make every effort to attend to ensure a quorum.
Celebrate the start of summer at the
Kabbalat Shabbat Service
and
Friday, June 19, 6:15pm
See COME TO THE PICNIC! p. 13
Please drive under 25 MPH on Glenbrook Road.
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Ed attend long meetings, dealing at times with complicated religious,
B’shalom, But that is not what prompts this note. These people often
members.
as well. of talents and professional training represented in these Board
Board level reflects how we function in other organizational aspects vance that are included under OT’s big tent. We have a broad array
operate here at OT: I believe the manner in which we operate at the have members representing the various levels of halachic obser-
active in some phase of OT programmatic life. Get to see how we years and people who are newcomers to this area of leadership; we
I also invite those of you who have not yet served to become this Board is multigenerational; we have people who have served for
always nice. The Board composition reflects our shul. In no particular order,
encounter him or her. An attaboy from a member of the body politic is officio capacity or as the legal counsel to the Board.
I invite you to pat a Board member on the back next time you Rachelle Palley and Michael Toobin also attend, either in an ex
standards. Debra Weber and Brittanie Werbel. Rabbis Kalender and Shalva and
the fact that our Board of Directors is enormous by most textbook Rubino, Maurine Simon, Miriam Smolen, Jerry Strauss, Ilan Sussan,
occasionally be vigorous, votes are not rancorous. And this, despite Kristol, Howard Nachman, Michelle Pearlstein, Mark Roth, Richard
and that the members work well together Although debate can Andrea Gross, Stacie Kaplan, Brenda Klemow, Marc Kremer, Susan
grapples with any challenge presented to it, Friedman, Ken Goldwasser, Rochelle Goldberg, Bruce Gordon,
these instances. But know that this Board Photo by Susan Coren Bryan Dallas, David Doniger, Beth Felsen, Barbara Finkel, Lisa
prepared to accept responsibility for any of Billinson, Ken Cohn, Philip Blumenthal, Fred Cooper, Susan Coren,
less than optimal. As President, I am here: Clare Bachner, Bill Behrmann, Harold Belkowitz, George
that point, that over time may prove to be the OT Directory and elsewhere, indulge me as I set out their names
judgments, based on the facts available at individuals to serve as our directors. Although they are identified in
Inevitably, the Board will make some I believe the synagogue has attracted a tremendous group of
deliberations. meeting it really struck me that this article is overdue.
night, bring a remarkable energy to our body in any of my previous missives to you, but after last night’s
member noted in Good and Welfare last monthly meeting last night. I have not written about this august
to move the discussion along, and as one It is May 1, and OT’s Board of Directors completed another
tuned-in, contribute, tolerate me when I try President
By EDWARD WEISS,
The OT Board of Directors
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PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE
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STUDY
FROM THE RABBI’S STUD Y
Summer Blockbuster
By RABBI BENJAMIN SHALVA
style. Introducing: Rabbi Shalva’s
Ah, yes…summer has arrived!
Summer Sampler. For five consecutive
And there is nothing better than going to the biggest multiplex
Wednesdays in June and July, we are
in town, armed with popcorn and soda, and spending hour after
going to explore Torah texts that dazzle
hour enjoying the summer movie blockbusters. The bigger, the
the mind and shock the senses. Hold on
louder, the more CGI effects, the better.
to your seats as the Talmud transports
Right around the time that the summer movie schedule starts
you to a land of fantasy and imagination!
to beckon us to the ticket kiosks, I’ve noticed that many syna-
Make sure to bring your IDs for admission
gogues appear to go into hibernation. Classes end. Social events
to a sultry poetry slam by medieval
are few and far between. The Torah itself seems to reflect this lapse
Spain’s lovesick Jewish poets! You think Photo by Susan Coren
in activity, as our cycle of weekly Torah readings arrive at Moshe’s
Madonna’s got the skinny on kabbalah?
sublime yet strange, rambling and languid speech to the Israelites
Wait until you sample the existential reveries of Tzfat’s heady
(AKA, the Book of Devarim). This lack of shul activity, paired with
mystics!
Devarim’s lack of narrative, contributes to the unfortunate impres-
There will be plenty of time this summer to hit the movies.
sion that, if you want summer excitement, you better stick with the
Hey, maybe I’ll even see you there. But keep your Wednesday
movies.
nights open and stop by Olam Tikvah. This is one blockbuster
Rather than bow to my fellow tribesmen over in Tinseltown,
you won’t want to miss!
however, I have decided to create my own summer blockbuster, OT-
UA
R I T UA L
Have you ever wanted to try studying a page of Talmud?
Ever wondered what the Kabbalah is really about? Coverings
Interested in reading steamy love poetry written by the By JERROLD MARKOWITZ,
great medieval Spanish rabbis? Ritual Committee
To commemorate the unique festival of Purim, children and
If so, this course is for you… adults are encouraged to cover themselves with masks or costumes
that they ordinarily would not wear, especially to a synagogue
Rabbi Shalva’s Summer Sampler service. Throughout the year, however, we experience other cover-
Wednesday evenings, June 24-July 22, 7:30-9:15pm ings, perhaps more often than we realize. From a certain point of view,
a covering serves as a boundary between secular and sacred
Each week will be devoted to a different type of rabbinic perspectives. One example is the hardback covers of the Siddur,
text, from Talmudic debates to modern poetic reveries. The Machzor and Chumash; they protect the sacred prayers and psalms
inside until we open them to study, pray or remind ourselves of the
schedule will be as follows:
Divine commandments. Head coverings are another example.
For instance, Julian Ungar-Sargon, an instructor in neurology at
June 24 the Harvard Medical School, once remarked that wearing a yarmulka
Once Upon a Time: Legends of the Babylonian Talmud in public among non-Jews can a reflect an “unusual phobia.”
July 1 According to Ungar-Sargon, wearing a yarmulka, not a beret, hat or
Sex and Death: Medieval Rabbinic Love Poetry cap in public can uncover a person’s identity. A Jewish person
July 8 wearing a yarmulka in public crosses “the threshold from [an]
Aristotle at Full Throttle: The Philosophy of Maimonides acquired comfortable private observance of Judaism into a disquiet-
July 15 ing, uncomfortable public expression of a tradition that you may not
Whoa…That’s Deep: Kabbalist and Hasidic Writings necessarily want each and everyone out there in the world (die welt)
to be privy to.”
July 22
On the other hand, in a well-publicized 1986 Supreme Court
I’m as Free as a Bird Now: The Writings of Rav Kook case, S. Simcha Goldman, an Orthodox Jew, ordained rabbi and
See COVERINGS, p. 18
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Come to whichever sessions you can. The Contemporary
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CALENDAR WE ARE ON A ROLL
Tuesday, June 2 7:00pm Sisterhood Book Club By JOANNE STRYER
Date TBA Sisterhood Transition Meeting Thank you to the OT members and Gesher families who send in
their coupons to be sent to the bases overseas. So far we have sent
MISHNAH TEXT STUDY CLASS more than 100 pounds of manufacturers’ coupons to Grafenwoehr
and Ramstein bases. The service families really appreciate our
Join Rabbi Kalender at 9:15am Wednesdays, June 3, 10, 17 & 24, efforts.
for an hour of Mishnah study. Please continue to leave your coupons (preferably clipped and
Enjoy exploring the foundations of Jewish ethics, ritual and current) in the box in the synagogue lobby.
theology. Everyone is welcome. Your desire to learn and share ideas is
the only prerequisite.
MITZVAH CORPS
SHOP ALL SUMMER! By DIANE FERTMAN
JOANNE STRYER, Mitzvah Corps provides Shabbat meals for OT members when a
Judaica Shop Manager new baby arrives, someone is ill or an immediate family member
The Judaica Shop will be open during the summer. We are your passes away. This classic meal includes chicken, kugel, vegetables
one-stop Judaica Shop for ritual items, wedding gifts, baby gifts, and a challah.
children’s games, jewelry and more. Call Joanne Stryer, (703) 323-9032, You can support Mitzvah Corps with a donation, or you can
to set up an appointment. join a dedicated team responsible for preparing and distributing the
Thank you to all who supported us during the year. Our profits meals. Please contact Diane Fertman or the OT office to request a
have been turned over to Sisterhood to be used for the benefit of Olam meal for yourself or someone else, or if you would like to help.
Tikvah. If you have any suggestions as to what you would like to see
in the shop, please contact me. COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMITTEE
Speaking of thank you’s: a special todah rabbah to the many
people who help run the shop: Sondra Mann, Lael Lubing, Leslie By JUDITH HALPERN
Varkonyi, Madeleine Rich, Brenda Klemow, Joan Hahn, Harriet Sisterhood’s Community Services Committee met at the Fairfax
Friedman, Zee Loevner and Lisa Shankman. It would not be possible Nursing Center on April 15 at 4:00pm to help set up and serve the
to have the Judaica Shop without their dedication and support. Center’s Seder for the Jewish residents and their families. It was a
small seder this year, but with Rabbi Aft officiating, David Berkenbilt
on the accordion and volunteers Mona Poyta, Bobby Dizenfeld and
WITH LOVE AND BEST DISHES Judith Halpern serving, clearing and providing energetic support for
Brush away the winter doldrums! Try some of the singing, a rousing good time was had by all. Sisterhood’s
the best recipes of your OT friends by purchasing a Community Service Committee provides volunteers for the Center’s
copy of Sisterhood’s cookbook, With Love and Best Rosh Hashanah, Chanukah, Purim and Pesach Celebrations. If you
Dishes. Copies are available in the synagogue would like to help with future activities ,contact Judith Halpern at
office or the Judaica Shop, or from Rochelle judithhalpern@verizon.net.
Goldberg.
The price has been reduced to $10 a copy.
You won’t find a better bargain.
SISTERHOOD’S SIMCHA CATERING
For All Your Special Occasions at Olam Tikvah
Oneg or Kiddush following your
Bar or Bat Mitzvah, Naming or Aufruf
For information, call Leona Shoon, (703) 425-1880
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Jerusalem Elects Activist THE PRESIDENT’S MONTHLY MEMO
Continues Green Tradition
By CAROL ANN COHEN Men in Motion: Social Action
Mix a little green with the blue and the white and you will see
Israel in the twenty-first century.
Concern for the land and the environment is as ancient as the April revealed more of the serious side of Men’s Club, as we
Torah, which taught about the laws of the Shmita and Jubilee years supported the distribution of food in the B’nai B’rith Levy Lodge’s
long before agriculture schools explained why fields should lie fallow Help Our People Everywhere (H.O.P.E.) program. H.O.P.E. annually
every few years. brings boxes of Pesach food and other groceries to community
Through two thousand years of exile, Jews around the world put members in need.
coins in blue and white boxes to purchase acreage in the homeland Men’s Club member Eric Rothberg joined forces with Clare
and replace the forests that flourished in the times of King David and Bachner and Allen Lebowitz to organize and stage the annual Sukkot
King Solomon. in Spring program. Men’s Club joined other OT members, as well as
Conservationists throughout Israel and beyond remember the Jews from other area synagogues, to renovate a Fairfax group home
gift of “a goodly land” and support the Society for the Protection of for developmentally disabled men. The crew weeded and mulched the
Nature in Israel, the Jewish National Fund and other organizations large, overgrown yard. While one group painted the interior of the
that balance Israel’s economic growth, defense and appreciation of home, the group outside stained the large deck a stunning red color.
the land. Afternoon shift worker Ilan Sussan commented, “It was reward-
Environmentalists are more than gadflies, reminding government ing to see the looks on the faces of the men [when they observed]
leaders of Israel’s natural beauty and resources. Some are those how their home improved.”
government leaders. Naomi Tsur, a newly elected deputy mayor of Men’s Club members and families included Reuben Ambaruch
Jerusalem, will direct planning, environment and preservation during and his wife, Sylvia, Gary Shankman and son, Jacob, Elliott Dubin and
her five-year term in the Israeli capital’s new administration. his wife, Lynne, Paul Shaman, Ed Diener, Jeff Freilich and me. Every-
She brings valuable experience to her position. Tsur is the urban one worked hard to produce the great results in unseasonably warm
branches director of the Society for the Protection of Nature in Israel weather (the thermometer hit 92 degrees on this late April day).
(SPNI) and a founder of Sustainable Jerusalem. Sustainable Jerusa- One particular worker stood out as a force of
lem is a coalition of 75 environmental groups that work together to nature. Gary Shankman seemed impervious to the heat.
identify key issues and speak as one voice. He was a perpetual motion machine
In 1998, she worked with SPNI’s Jerusalem members, profes- all morning. I watched him in
sional architects and planners and the Forum for the Future of amazement; he had one speed: GO.
Jerusalem to establish the Sustainable Jerusalem Coalition, sup- Here are photos of Gary, before
ported by the Green Environmental Fund. A variety of foundations (left) and after (right) his extreme
underwrite the fund to help preserve and protect Israel’s environ- makeover.
ment and the health of Israel’s citizens. Alan Chickinsky does it again. Men’s Club
Sustainable Jerusalem’s projects include wildlife and wildflower Executive Chef Alan Chickinsky laid out an
sanctuaries, education programs, a cistern restoration project, green incredible spread for the workers. He loaded his Gary Shankman
housing, city gardening and composting. (For more information white catering van with breakfast and lunch for the
about Sustainable Jerusalem, visit www.sustainable-jerusalem.org.) Sukkot in Spring crew. It was impressive to see the
With an eye on land use and water shortages, Deputy Mayor two stoves, coffee and tea service, juices, water, and soda all stocked
Tsur opposes destruction of the city’s outlying forests. She promises all day, under the shade of the two tents he set up. Breakfast included
open city council discussions of green issues, establishing an lox, bagels, fruit, cookies and pastries. Lunch included a vegetarian
environmental lobby. She will continue Sustainable Jerusalem’s work and a meat chili, hot dogs, knockwurst, fruit, potato chips, and
of building the Green Map of Jerusalem and mapping the city’s trees. cookies and cakes. Despite the extreme heat, the workers were able to
The 58-year-old grandmother of four came to Israel from England in stay hydrated, due to Alan’s largesse. Yasher koach, Alan!
1966. She plans to continue her environmental activism from inside I also enjoyed the day because I had a chance to get to know
the municipal government. others in our community better. I particularly enjoyed the ruach with
Aron Sterling, Eric Rothberg, Joel Fischer, Paul Shaman and Jacob
and Gary Shankman. Unfortunately, Joel threw his knee out during
2009 Entertainment Books . the work. It seems the gravitational pull of my large frame made him
There’s only a handful left, now going at $10 a copy. slip at an unnatural angle. Mea culpa, Joel.
Pick one up at the OT Judaica Shop
or in the OT office.
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MEN’S CL UB
L’DOR VA DOR
Yom HaShoah Observance
Draws Tears and Praise
FAIRFAX—April 21. Olam Tikvah Men’s Club’s first annual made the doors to the ovens? It’s hard to look at a BMW on the
Yom HaShoah Ceremony drew more than 60 mourners to com- road in the same way anymore.
memorate the Six Million lost in the Holocaust in a brief, powerful Jerome Massey was not part of the formal program. He took
service before a special minyan led by Rabbi Kalender. the floor to deliver some provoking comments. He challenged the
Men’s Club President Bruce Gordon lit a Federation of Jewish assertion that the German people were unaware of the carnage. He
Men’s Club Yellow candle and read a meditation encouraging us was there also as a young soldier. The smell from the ovens was
to remember the victims and to honor them by strengthening our so profound that is was impossible for anyone to deny what
Jewish lives. Paul Forbes recounted his experience as a young happened.
soldier in Austria, just after the killing stopped. He shared an Rabbi Kalender’s minyan was particularly sensitive. What is
uncanny meeting with distant relatives in Austria who had the right thing to say? We don’t know; but we must remember the
survived the horror. He asserted that we need to do better, as Shoah. The entire room stood for a special Kaddish where,
holocausts have continued in Kosovo and Darfur. between each verse, the group chanted the name of each death
Jordan Feltcorn presented a powerful report that he prepared camp.
for school. He shared his own family’s experience in fleeing the The Olam Tikvah Men’s Club is committed to this annual
Holocaust and surviving. Did you know Bavarian Motor Works observance. Expect another box containing a yellow candle late
next March. Commented Congregant Bryan Dallas commented,
Men’s Club Schedule “Yasher koach to Men’s Club for its Yom HaShoah efforts. The
Friday, June 12, 8:00pm yellow candle and the meditation gave me a
Men’s Club Friday Night Shabbat framework to explain to my children about the
and Installation of Officers Holocaust [in a way] that they could under-
Wednesday, June 17 stand.”
First meeting of 2009-2010 Board, at Al Citron’s home
Wednesday-Sunday, July 1-5
International Federation of Jewish Men’s Club Convention. Men’s Club mailed FJMC Yellow Candles to
OT Men’s Club will be there. the entire congregation.
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Congratulations, 2009 Graduates!
Name Graduating From Attending
Jeremy Dubin Michigan State University Internship: Carolina Veterinary Specialists
College of Veterinary Medicine Hospital of Greensboro, North Carolina
Max Hochberg Woodson High School Louisiana State University
Michael Kremer Thomas Jefferson High School
of Science and Technology University of Virginia
Hannah McBride University of Virginia Masters Program Accounting & Finance
at University of Virginia
Isaac McBride Woodson High School University of Virginia
Alan Safferson Robinson Secondary School University of Virginia
Helen Taubman Northern Virginia Community College,
Associate Degree Early Childhood Education
Joel Taubman Woodson High School University of Virginia
David Umansky Chantilly High School Virginia Tech
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By RACHELLE PALLEY,
Director’s Chair
Synagogue Administrator
Safety on Shabbat
Israel Quest We are blessed with many families attending Shabbat ser-
Israel Quest is a Jewish teen-identity vices. With the continuing construction outside and in the
project of the Partnership for Jewish Life and absence of a playground, however, we are left with limited space
Learning, in collaboration with the United for “kids to be kids” after services. Quite naturally, the Sanctuary,
Jewish Endowment Fund, The Jewish Federa- social halls and outside spaces have become their “playground.”
tion of Greater Washington and over 75 local We ask that you know where your children are and what they
synagogues and regional youth organizations. are doing. We are concerned that without adult supervision, there
Olam Tikvah has been a participant in Israel is a potential for accidents and broken equipment.
Quest from its inception in 1994. The project is
based on the guiding principle that continuing Help Support the Daily Minyan
Jewish education, linked with a formative Israel Now that summer is almost here and activities and school
experience, will forge a strong Jewish identity in the hearts and minds are slowing down, we really need your help in maintaining our
of our youth. In order to achieve this goal, Israel Quest provides daily minyan. Family members ages 13 and above are encour-
teens in grades 9-12 with subsidies for Israel. aged to attend. Make it an evening outing, and stop for ice
Over the years, the project has enabled many of our teens to cream on your way home.
travel to Israel. Our congregation also established the Israel Quest Service schedule:
Fund in order to ensure that we have the necessary funds to help Evenings: 8:00pm, Sunday-Thursday,
with the subsidies. A teen on a qualifying trip will receive $1500 from
Mornings: 9:00am Sunday & 7:00am Wednesday
Israel Quest and a minimum of $500 from Olam Tikvah. This subsidy
will help pay for at least 1/3 of a trip to Israel.
This summer, Limor Steinberg will be participating in USY’s Israel Reminder
Adventure, and Lisa Gross will be traveling to Israel with Camp The office is open for regular business hours during the
Ramah. We look forward to hearing about their adventures and summer. Please keep us informed of your life-cycle events and
experiences when they return. If you would like more information when you need our help in sickness. Wishing you a great
about Israel Quest, please contact me. summer.
Personalized candelabra
can be rented for candle lighting at your
The Editor thanks
b’nai mitzvah celebration.
Betsy MacCarthy for reading galleys,
Contact Lisa Shankman, (703) 207-9756, Andrea Gross and Susan Coren
or the Office, (703) 425-1880, for details. for prepublication consultation,
and Debbie Weber for assistant editing.
Proceeds benefit Sisterhood.
Thanks for your support.
www.mysonsbris.com
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MEMBERSHIP
Contrasting Communities
By BRITTANIE WERBEL
Membership Chair more.
The Washington Post recently ran an article The minyanim movement can only help strengthen congrega-
about the rise of traditional minyanim in the DC tions such as Olam Tikvah, as it strengthens the practice of Judaism.
area and throughout the country. According to Each group comes together because of our Judaism, not in spite of
the article, while such minyanim tend to skew it, and all the participants share a desire to be a part of the special
either Orthodox or Conservative, they do not Jewish community they have created. Just as I enjoyed the Adas
maintain formal ties with either movement. They minyan, so do minyanim participants enjoy Olam Tikvah. We have
are usually lay-led and egalitarian, and they much in common, and together we will grow stronger.
promote a strong sense of community, with a
focus on meaningful social interactions. Participants are often
observant and knowledgeable, with a strong Jewish background: Welcome
New Members!
many attended Day Schools and Jewish camps and participated in
Jewish youth groups and Hillel. The article reminded me of my
positive experiences attending the Saturday morning minyan at Adas
By DEBBIE WEBER and KITTY TIMMES
Israel 10+ years ago, and I began thinking about the relationship
between these minyanim and Olam Tikvah. Gary Greenbaum grew up Woodcliff Lake, NJ, and graduated
Minyanim provide a wonderful way for Jews (often in their 20s from the University of Pennsylvania and George Washington
and 30s) not only to be involved in a Jewish setting, but also to University School of Law. He moved permanently to Northern
participate actively. The Adas minyan had a three-month waiting list Virginia in 1998. Currently, he is a self-employed attorney. Following
to give the weekly d’var Torah. While this might be partly because certain rock bands and administrating on Wikipedia are activities
we Washingtonians like to hear ourselves speak, it was also because Gary enjoys in his spare time. Gary met Rabbi Kalender some time
these Jews have something to say. In addition, there is a high level ago, when he was saying Kaddish for his father. After a period of
of observance at minyanim. Members often—but not always—keep non-affiliation, he decided to join OT. Look for Gary at services and
kosher and are shomer Shabbat. Separate seating for men and minyan. An experienced Torah and Haftarah reader, he looks forward
women is not uncommon, although women often participate fully to participating in OT ritual life.
and lead services. Minyanim reject the idea that they need to forgo Laura and Daniel Strouse moved to
religion in order to successfully recruit young Jews. Members are Vienna, Virginia in the summer of 2008, and
specifically looking for a Jewish environment, not just a social they are glad to have found Olam Tikvah.
environment. Daniel grew up in the Philadelphia suburbs,
Olam Tikvah shares many of the strengths of the minyan and attended The George Washington
movement. Like many minyanim, we are firmly rooted in Jewish University, where he met Laura, a Greens-
tradition. Our services are conducted largely in Hebrew, and the boro, North Carolina native. After graduation,
many members who take turns davening and reading Torah use a they moved to Pittsburgh, where Daniel
variety of accessible tunes and melodies. The congregation is attended the University of Pittsburgh School
encouraged to read, chant or sing along with the leader. There is also of Law and Laura received a Master’s in Social Work. After three
a strong sense of community here at Olam Tikvah. We support one years in Pittsburgh, Laura and Daniel are happy to be back in the
another during illness or loss, and we celebrate our b’nai mitzvah, Washington, DC area, and they look forward to becoming active
aufrufs, and birthdays and anniversaries together on Shabbat members in the Olam Tikvah and NoVa Jewish communities. Daniel is
morning as well. Olam Tikvah also has the vibrancy that many an attorney and Laura is a researcher for the Insurance Institute for
minyan adherents cite; a visitor to our building feels our love of Highway Safety.
Judaism in the play of our preschool students and in the wealth of
adult education, as well as in our t’filah (prayer).
OT also enjoys the best of the Conservative movement. Rabbi
Kalender and Rabbi Shalva share their knowledge and love of Further information for this column is available
Judaism with congregants, young and old, in a warm, welcoming and only in the print edition.
accessible manner. With both rabbinic and parental support, our
Religious School and Preschool do a great job educating our
children. Our Sisterhood and Men’s Club are strong auxiliary arms,
incorporating innovative and interesting programming with steadfast
support of the synagogue. Our committees focus on social action,
ritual, adult education, the beautification of our building, and much
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SOCIAL ACTION
Project Reports
By CLARE VOGEL BACHNER, Sukkot in Spring
Chair, Social Action Committee
On Sunday, April 26, in the sweltering heat, Olam Tikvah
Books for Israel participated in our fifth annual Sukkot in Spring. We were assigned
to a home for developmentally disabled men in Fairfax. House
Bev Sleph has coordinated this program with a teacher in Israel,
Captain Allen Lebowitz worked with RPJ Housing to assess what
Amanda Caplan. We provided copies of the book she chose, The Boy
was needed and what we could do to make the house more livable
in Striped Pajamas, for her 8th grade English class at De Shalit Junior
for the residents. Volunteer Coordinator Eric Rothberg informed
H.S. in Rehovot. This is the first time that students in a class had the
Allen about the skills of the 36 participating congregants, and they
opportunity to all read the same book at the same time. Amanda made
assigned people to paint rooms in the home and the patio, weed and
a cover for each book and labeled it as a gift from Congregation Olam
mulch the lawn, and cut back and bag the extensive foliage. Allen
Tikvah. These books are passed from class to class and school to
and Eric worked hard throughout the day to make sure the project
school, so that many hundreds of students will have the opportunity
ran smoothly!
to read them.
Our day began at 7:30am, with Eric leading the minyan service.
Amanda wrote “My classroom door is always open to anyone
Even though the temperature registered in the 90s, we were well
from Olam Tikvah who finds themselves in Israel and wants to meet
cared for by Al Chickinsky’s wonderful food! After minyan, he
these kids face to face. We’d love to see you! Thanks you so much
treated us to bagels, lox, muffins, coffee, juices and fresh fruit.
for everything you guys do for us”.
Throughout the day, he supplied us with cold drinks and snacks
Bev received a package of thank you notes from the first class to
and then made us a delicious lunch of hot dogs and fresh, home-
read the book.
made vegetarian and beef chilis. Sukkot in Spring would not be the
Following are excerpts from some of the letters:
same without Al!
Dear Olam Tikvah
When I first got the book, I didn’t find it interesting at first. Though
we weren’t supposed to end the book until our teacher tells us to, I
found myself one rainy Saturday, sitting on my bed and reading till I
got to the end of the book! The book is great and I learned a lot from
reading it. I want to thank you for giving us the opportunity to read
this book, its kind of you. Hava
The book is written in a wonderful way, even though its not based on
a real story. It makes you think in a different angle how stuff went
down and what were the results in the end. Lior
Thank you for sending us these lovely books. I really like reading
books for a lot of reasons, one is that I like to imangine. Imangine
places, and sharacters, and all. I hope you’ll continue with this project
and we all, me and friends from class thank you for it! Hada
s
When I got this book I felt strange because its about the Holocaust
which is mentioned once a year in Israel This book made me think
about what happened in our history, not just as a single day cer- Photos by Clare Bachner
emony. Thank you. Adi The following congregants participated in Sukkot in Spring:
Reuben and Sylvia Ambaruch, Herb and Clare Bachner, Al
I want to thank you. For me the Boy in Striped Pajamas was an
Chickinsky, Ed Diener, Elliott and Lynne Dubin, Jeff and Pat
opportunity to show myself that I can and will be able to read the
Freilich, Jay Fort, Joel Fisher, Bruce Gordon, Allen Lebowitz, Herb
book and I finished it by myself! Gehasy
Myers, Sharon Rehbock, Eric Rothberg, Paul Shaman, Aron Sterling
While reading it, I felt an endless number of emotions going through and Ilan Sussan
every part of my body. The story is about the Holocaust and since I’m Many parents worked alongside their teenagers. What a
Jewish and living in Israel, and knew this subject well, I was touched wonderful way to impart the importance of tikkun olam:
by it and read it with one breath! Coral Madeline and Elliott Eggan, Jim and Shana Finkel, Julia, Melissa,
Ben and Jon Margulies, Ellen, Josh and Shoshana Oppenheim,
Gary and Jacob Shankman and Sandy and Rachel Tiemann.
See PROJECT H.O.P.E., p . 10
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OT PRESCHOOL
June
By STACIE KAPLAN,
OT Preschool President
This month we celebrate our “Stepping Up,” as the children back on those days and her preschool teachers
participate in a fun ceremony recognizing their advancement. The with fondness and gratitude.
young children “step up” to the next level, and our graduates My children are also growing. This month
celebrate their departure from OTPS as they take the next step and marks not only my final note as OTPS President,
move on to kindergarten. but also the end of my tenure as an OTPS parent.
I look back with a sense of amazement. I recall the children who Each of my daughters matured at OTPS—from
spoke only a few words at the beginning of the year and who now toddler to elementary-school student. I know
can’t stop chatting. Others, who didn’t know their letters, now tell that our participation in OTPS and the OT
me the sounds each one makes and pick out words that start with community will provide a strong foundation for
each letter. It’s hard to believe the amount of growth that takes them. I wish new OTPS President, Stephanie Sussan, and all the
place in just a short nine months. I encourage all of you to treasure parents at OTPS the same joy and pride that I have experienced
your time with our youngest community members, and I challenge over the past years. I thank everyone for making OTPS a loving
each of you to take a minute to see our traditions through the environment and look forward to seeing our community continue to
wonder of their eyes. thrive in the years to come
Their growth would not be possible without our wonderful
teachers. They care so much about each of our children and build TOT SHABBAT
memories that last a lifetime. One of my daughters had as her
kindergarten teacher an OTPS alum who, decades later, still looked Year-Round Calendar
FOOD FOR PESACH, Continued from page 9 By MORAH NECHAMA RETTING and MORAH ELIZABETH WEINER,
Teachers
Project H.O.P.E.
Our wonderful preschoolers sing Siddur songs every Shabbat
(Help Our People Everywhere) morning. One of their favorite songs in the children’s Siddur is
On April 13 approximately 120 people, comprising 30 families in “Shomer, Shomer, Shabbat, V’koreh Oneg Shabbat.” Their lively
Northern Virginia, received Pesach food packages that included service downstairs, supplemented with fun and engaging Shabbat
matzo, kosher chicken, fresh eggs, wine, grape juice, gefilte fish, songs, stories, and dancing, exposes them to the sights and sounds
candles and other necessary Seder items, as well as additional food of Shabbat, getting them involved and making Shabbat a special
for use during the entire Pesach week. The packages, valued at day for them.
approximately $150 each, were purchased through financial contribu- Morah Elizabeth and Morah Nechama are proud of our children
tions from individuals within the Jewish community. The project was for coming and joyfully participating in the children services with
organized and carried out entirely by volunteers, who obtained Siddur and Parashat hashavua (weekly Torah stories). When it is
contributions, gathered names from Jewish Social Services, local time to join the adults upstairs for Adon Olam on the bimah, they
synagogues and agencies on aging, contacted potential recipients are never too tired, and they eagerly participate.
and purchased, sorted and delivered the food. TOT SHABBAT continues throughout summer 2009
The program, coordinated by the every Saturday morning, with babysitting services starting at
Uriah P. Levy Lodge of B’nai Brith, has
10:30am and children’s services at 11:00am.
been ongoing for more than 30 years.
Olam Tikvah participatants included
Bernice Kaufman and Arnie & Arlyne
Meyers—all longtime OT and B’nai B’rith
members—Bruce Gordon, Melinda &
Mark Roth, Stacie Gould, Michael and
Adam Toobin, Cheryl Bloom, Jill Borak
and Ken and Zachary Goldwasser.
Michael Toobin wrote of his and Adam’s
experience, “The project went well and
Bruce Gordon sorts food.
was easy…. We will definitely do it again
Photo by Bernice Kaufman next year.”
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B’NAI MITZVAH OT CHORALE
Saturday, June 13 Parashah Be’halot’cha Summertime
Rebecca Elyse Benson, By CAROL BOYD LEON,
Director
daughter of Melissa & Scott, is a seventh
Some choirs disband in the summer. The Olam Tikvah Chorale,
grader at Thoreau Middle School. Rebecca has
however, has too much fun to take the entire summer off.
grown up at Olam Tikvah, where she was
Moreover, since many of our members express themselves
named and attended both Preschool and
Jewishly through music, it makes sense to continue doing something
Religious School. An avid reader, she enjoys
we find so essential to our spiritual well-being, even though the
playing soccer. Rebecca especially likes
weather is hot!
spending time with friends, some of whom will
So we spend a few summer evenings in the summer singing
participate in the service. She looks forward to
Jewish music just for enjoyment. In addition, we start preparing music
celebrating with her parents, brothers Ryan
for a High Holy Day-themed Shabbat service at Greenspring Village.
and Jeffrey, her grandmother, Bonnie, and
However, we do relax our rehearsal schedule and meet twice a
other family and friends.
month through the summer. Some of our singers make it to each
summer rehearsal, some to just a few.
If you ever had an interest in possibly singing with the Chorale,
this might be a perfect time to give it a try. Make it your summertime
treat to yourself. Stop in when you’re able.
We meet on Tuesday evenings, 7:30-9:00pm (with a break for
Further information for this column is available only in minyan). In June, we’ll rehearse June 2, 9, and 23. On June 12, the
the print edition. Chorale will join me on the bimah at the 7:15 pm Friday evening
service in the Greenspring Village chapel in Springfield.
Our July rehearsals are planned for July 7 and 28. Please check
back for our August dates.
Our members will have a warm welcome waiting for you, when-
ever you come by. And if you let me know you’re coming, I’ll have
sheet music for you. You can reach me at (703) 250-0554 or
cbleon@hotmail.com
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News From the School
By MARIAN GORMAN
Director of Education and Youth Activities Heschel: Everything depends upon the person who stands in
front of the classroom: the personality of the teacher is the text
Our Religious School Shabbat Service that pupils read, the text they will never forget. The love,
took place on May 9. Families filled the dedication and all-round hard work that emanate from your
social hall to overflowing as our children teachers are the best “text” anyone can imagine. They are truly
led a beautiful service, permeated with love the heart and soul of a good Jewish education.
and kavannah (intent). Parents joined in, On Tuesday, May 12, OTRS celebrated L’ag B’Omer at
and together they brought the words of Winterset Varsity Park with an Israeli Field Day led by Shiri
Achad Ha’Am, to life: “More than the Rachamim, JCCNV’s Israeli Shlicha. The weather was perfect,
Jewish people have kept Shabbat, Shabbat and everyone had a fun-filled afternoon.
has kept the Jewish people.” Congratulations to Nechama Retting and Tobey Greenberg.
I hope you will keep the spirit of this Shabbat service in Their textbook, Morah, Morah, Teach Me Torah, is featured in
your hearts, and nourish it within your families. the front pages of the 2009-10 Torah Aura Catalog.
A special thank you to all our teachers who taught your
children this year. They taught your children Torah, History, Have a wonderful summer.
Talmud, Hebrew, T’filah, Holidays, Mitzvot, Tzedakah, Tikkun Marian Gorman
Olam, and so much more. According to Abraham Joshua
.
Help the Religious School Go Green
To save trees and mailing costs, the 2009-2010 Religious
School registration will be e-mailed to you by June 4. You will
receive one e-mail registration form per child. Simply e-mail back
any changes or corrections to religiousschool@olamtikvah.org.
Kindergarten registration will arrive under separate cover, at
a later date. During the early part of the summer, you will
receive information about books, calendars, etc.
Lag B’Omer Fun
Photos by Andrea Gross
Please call the school office, (703) 425-3237, if you have any
questions. Looking forward to the new school year.
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COME TO THE PICNIC! Continued from page 1
Celebrate the start of summer at the
Kabbalat Shabbat Service
and
Friday, June 19, 2009
6:15pm
Cost: $15, Adult
$6, Kids, age 12 & younger
Free, Kids, age 2 & younger
$40 Maximum per family
Casual dress: We are planning to eat outside.
Don’t worry; if it is too hot, we will be inside.
RSVP by Friday, June 12
Shabbat Picnic—RSVP by Friday June 12—Checks payable to Olam Tikvah
Name ______________________________________________________________________
___Adults @ $15 ___Kids, age 12 and younger, @ $6 each
___Kids, age 2 & younger (Free)
Total enclosed, $______ Max/family, $40
Vegetarian option ____ How many
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YA H R Z E I T S
During June, we observe the Yahrzeiten of our loved ones:
6/1 6/8 6/15 6/24
Roy Ackerman Simon Esterowitz Zephra Bonomo Frances Berkowitz
Minnie Gabriel Walter Froehlich Lois Johnstad Israel Bruch
Nettie Karpin Celia Fuchsman Hannah Korn Beatrice V. Dexter
Clara Reisler Max Goldfarb Abi Alberto Pardo Victor Feltcorn
Robert Sprecher Frances Resnick Mildred Kaplan
6/2 David Joseph Williamowsky Claire Sherwin Ignacz Roth
Ann Bernstein Tania Shmukler Julia Tursky
Patrick Byrne 6/9 David Weinstein
Julia Fruchter Morris Gelfand 6/16
Ernest Goldberg Pola Gibberman William Bielsker 6/25
Pearl Zallis Lerner Irma Lebowitz Louis Cornell Abraham Hyatt
Yetta Schiff Gilbert Luckman Harvey Rosenberg Susan Siegel
Sally Schneider Irving Witlin
Solomon Shulman 6/10 6/26
Margaret Stryer Julia Jacobs Brick 6/17 Sidney Feldman
Louis Tudor Ida Pearl Brissman Reva Rachlin Mary Fertman
Charlotte Radow Arthur Gabriel Hemmerdinger
6/3 6/18 Ethan Reed Hemmerdinger
Edward Kritzer 6/11 William Bloom Rabbi Abraham Oler
Lillian Marcus Claire Gerhardt Nathan Hoffman Joseph Swernofsky
Kenneth Weiner Yutko Goldshteyn Sidney Lebowitz
Evelyn Kaufman Abraham Mandelbaum 6/27
6/4 Philip Lustig Sam Cook
Janka Kalman Blau Ann Rockowitz 6/19 Leonard Jerome Singerman
Judah Jacob Grauman Jessica Lauren Blumenfeld
Hilde Krug 6/12 Frieda Eisenstein 6/28
Henry Mann Jacqueline Davis Tsiliya Mirkin Martha Feiner
Theresa Shnipper Arnold Drukman Anna Ruiz Sheldon Klein
Philip Taubman Sylvia Lederhandler Sidney Siegel Hilda Mildred Love
Ansel Lewis Mildred Tunick Marion Miller
6/5 Margery Weiner Irving Siegel
Anna T. Dubin Annette Woods 6/20 Mollie Silverman
Rose Garber Rose Fastiff Dr. Alvin Szojchet
Irving Lubing 6/13 David Freedman
Max Migdall Manny Bogner Genevieve Madison 6/29
Marvin Seril Victor Lederhandler Philip Malafsky Ruth Falek
Saul Vitner Harold T. Rib Rose Rosenfeld Neil Bruce Leckner
Barney David Shapiro Harris Stone Lorraine Melworth
6/6 Donna Shurberg Gertrude Swichkow
Eva Bruch Emanuel Stern 6/21 Deborah Taddie
Morris Finkel Ida Berman
Ida Masin 6/14 Max Fargotstein 6/30
Zalman Mirkin Dr. Samuel Belkowitz Mary Haimsohn Frank Kohaner Connor
William Packer Jacob Berger Harry Dubin
Helen Brodkey 6/22 Augusta Frazier
6/7 Elizabeth Dienstfrey David Brodkey Carl Lifland
George Engel Ben Leopold Donald Goodman Adele B. Saffran
Ruth Neuwirth Klewans Caren Sue Pearl Claire Levitt Josef Tapper
Herbert Litt Harry Sacarob Simon Meyer Morris Wexler
Beatrice Miller Rev. Benjamin Samuels
Mollie Snyder
Lena Wolfson
6/23
Ethel Kramer
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ONEG SPONSORS
Mazal Tov to everyone who donated to sustain our Oneg-Kiddush Fund,
in honor of their June anniversaries.
June 1-4 June 19-25
45 anniversary of Rimma & Semyon Reznik
th
50th anniversary of Deedy & Ed Eisenson
30th anniversary of Margo & Pat Tamburrino Florence & Robert Brodkey, Andi & Brian Dorlester,
Beverly & Gerald Sleph Julie & William Gale, Linda & Aron Glasman,
Joan & Steven Heller, Louise & Earl Hodin,
June 5-11
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25 anniversary of Debra & Paul Mendelson
th
Estelle & Howard Mappen, Rho & Richard Silberglitt
Rhonda & Bruce Brown, Dale & Albert Citron,
Sharon & Robert Dubrow, Alicia & Elan Freedy, June 26-30
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Linda & Michael Wortman Carol & Jacob Klevan: Elissa & Marvin Kon,
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June 12-18
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40 anniversary of Meredith & Edward Finn
th
& Robert Tiemann, Deborah & Richard Waxler
20th anniversary of Lori & Don Frumkin
15th anniversary of Hillary & Bruce Rubin
Gary & Linda Bergman, Madeline & Richard Cassell, Thanks to Gloria Brissman, AnnEllen Feltcorn,
Mindy & Warren Cohen, Sue & Ken Cohn, Beth Liebmann Alice Friedman and Beth Rivelis,
& Peter Friedman, Anne Lea & Richard Kramer, who made this month’s anniversary calls.
Julia & David Margulies, Simone Bielsker & Dale Rolfe,
Donna & Richard Rubino, Sarah & Richard Shack, NEW RECRUITS ARE NEEDED
Carol & Paul Shaman, Jennifer & Scott Shorr, TO MAKE
Larissa Blechman & Mark Steinberg, ANNIVERSARY PHONE CALLS.
Emily & Lawrence Stollar, Leslie & Irvin Varkonyi
Please call Barbara Holleb, (703) 569-3095,
In the week of April 10-16, Jeanne & David Argoff if you are able to make 20 calls once a year!
celebrated their 40th wedding anniversary,
A R O U N D T H E B E LT W A Y
LT AY
Northern Virginia Lunch & Learn Dupont-Kalorama Museum Walk Features
Presented jointly with the Jewish Community Center Jewish Military Museum
of Northern Virginia
Meets Tuesdays, 12:15-1:30pm, in the library National Museum of American Jewish Military History
at JCCNV, 8900 Little River Turnpike, Fairfax, 1811 R Street, NW
Paul Forbes teaches “Traditional Biblical Stories: Fact or (202) 265-6280, www.nmajmh.org
Fiction?” Tuesdays, June 9, 23 & 30. FThe archeological evidence Sunday, June 7, 1:00-5:00pm
available about the Garden of Eden, Noah’s Ark, and Sodom & Children (grades 4-12) can enjoy a Treasure Hunt with prizes,
Gomorrah. while adults explore the American Jewish Military Experience with
Cost: $25 for Foundation members, $35 for non-members. lecturer Professor Jeff Greenhut, PhD (1:00 and 3:00pm) or hear
Lunch is scheduled at 12:15pm (hot beverages provided), and accounts of true heroism from Concentration Camp Liberator Bern-
study 12:30-1:30pm. Bring a brown-bag pareve or dairy lunch. hard Storch (2:00 and 4:00pm). Don’t miss the “military fashion show”
Registration is by check, The Foundation for Jewish Studies, throughout the day: kids of any age can dress up in deaccessioned
6101 Montrose Road, Suite 206, Rockville, MD 20852, or by credit uniforms and have their picture taken. Exhibitions: Women in the
card, (301) 770-4787, bgelman@foundjs.org. Information may be Military: A Jewish Perspective and Jewish War Veterans Protest
found on our web site, www.foundjs.org. March Against Nazi Germany–75th Anniversary
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MAZAL TOV We gratefully acknowledge the following contributions,
which were received by April 30, 2009.
We wish a hearty mazal tov to...
CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT FUND
Zenia & Barry Bielsker, on the marriage of their daughter,
L’vannah, to Matthew Abrams The Capital Improvement Fund enables us to provide funds for
Susan & Allen Bloom, on the birth of their granddaughter, major, unbudgeted capital improvements to the current facility. We
Phillippa Amy, daughter of Karen & Wes Bloom ask congregants to keep the Capital Improvement Fund in mind
Diane & Norman Fertman, on the marriage of their daughter, when making contributions to Olam Tikvah, whether to honor
Ellen, to Bruce Strain someone’s memory or a simcha.
Helen & Zachary Leiner, on the engagement of their daughter, Please do not confuse this fund with the Capital Campaign,
Sara Leiner, to Mitchell Schuler which is solely for the future expansion project of Olam Tikvah.
Diane & Ilan Pardo on the birth of their daughter Campaign solicitations are currently being made to the entire
Rochelle & David Salzman, on the birth of their granddaughter, congregation.
Lila Jane, daughter of Jamie & Joshua Salzman
Margaret & Alan Shachter, on the marriage of their daughter, IN HONOR OF
25th wedding anniversary of Marie & Glenn Taubman, by Clare & Herb
Rachel, to Andrew Dober Bachner; Roberta & Henry Wulf
CONDOLENCE Bat Mitzvah of Mia Gross, by Nancy & Marty Belkowitz; Roberta & Henry
Wulf
We extend our deepest sympathy on the loss of.. Birth of Maya Sofia Blumenthal, daughter of Rachel & Philip, by Roberta &
Henry Wulf
Linda Marcus Berman, sister of Michael Marcus
Birth of Rebecca Alessandra Finberg, daughter of Sharon Finberg & Chris
Sanford Berman, father of Marc Duncan, granddaughter of Vera & Harvey Finberg, by Roberta & Henry
Mother of Arlene Lebowitz Wulf
Walter Miller, father of Lynne Castel Brittanie Werbel, receiving the JTS Young Leadership Award, by Shirley &
John Baer
Joyce Rose, sister of Michael Rose
Kitty Timmes’s gift of the new ark doors, by Fidelma & A. Larry Miller
Miriam Witlin, mother of Michael Ron Sherwin’s retirement, by Roberta & Henry Wulf
IN MEMORY OF
TREE OF LIFE Anna Specht, by Lilly & Stuart Eder
Our grandparents, by Lilly & Stuart Eder
A leaf has recently been mounted for… Rae Zeitlin, by Roberta & Henry Wulf
25th wedding anniversary of Marie & Glenn Taubman, Rose Weinstein, by Roberta & Henry Wulf
from Helen and Joel, Elaine & Isaac FOR THE R’FUAH SH’LAYMAH OF
Isaac Taubman, by Roberta & Henry Wulf
In honor of Sam Jacobi’s Bar Mitvzah Joel Friedman, by Roberta & Henry Wulf
In honor of Kitty Timmes’s dedication to Olam Tikvah, from her friends Ray Stone, by Roberta & Henry Wulf
THANK YOU, VOLUNTEERS CAROL SAMUELS
MEMORIAL YOUTH FUND
The office staff would like to thank our faithful volunteers—we IN HONOR OF
could not get along without them. Birth of Jascha Ber Margolis, grandson of Pat & Steve Rose, by Maddy &
Andrea Fabian, Edith Krantzman Rich Cassell
Shelly Palley, Leona Shoon and their helpers, for memorable Shabbat
dinners, by Dale & Albert Citron
Want everybody to know? RABBI’S DISCRETIONARY FUND
IN HONOR OF
Birth of our granddaughter, Maya Sofia Blumenthal, by Ellen & Marc Jacobs
Dr. Jerome Stein—thanks for redeeming our grandson, Ashton (Yoshua)
Gekhman, at his Pidyon Ha-ben, by Miriam & Albert Pinto
My aliyah, by Ed Diener
Consider an ad! IN MEMORY OF
Frances Kravitz, by Lisa Blumenthal & Tim McBride
Jean Krugman, by Dorothy & Jack Goldstein
ROBERT NATKIN
Almost 700 families receive IN HONOR OF
RELIGIOUS SCHOOL FUND
the contemporary! Olam Tikvah, by Stuart Glickman
Wedding anniversary of Ronnie & Steven Tepp, by Janet Kovner
Call Leona Shoon, (703) 425-1880
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T Z E DA K A H
COMFORT & CONDOLENCE FUND ISRAEL QUEST FUND RABBI ITZHAQ M. KLIRS MEMORIAL
IN MEMORY OF IN HONOR OF ADULT EDUCATION FUND
Helen Lebowitz, by Ev & Joel Paul Arnie Hiller, receiving the JTS Community
Ann & Hy Paul, by Ev & Joel Paul Service Award, by Jane & Bill Behrmann
Contributions to help support the Olam
Jacob Premack, by Ev & Joel Paul Brittanie Werbel, receiving the JTS Young Tikvah Chorale may be so designated on your
Leadership Award, by Jane & Bill check. They are held in the Adult Education
EMANUEL PASSAMANECK Behrmann Fund for the sole benefit of the OT Chorale
PRAYER BOOK/TALIT FUND Olam Tikvah, by Stuart Glickman
IN HONOR OF IN MEMORY OF
and are noted below as (OTC).
Birth of our granddaughter, Maya Sofia Blumenthal, Isaac, beloved husband and father, by
by Ellen & Marc Jacobs Rochelle & David Salzman IN HONOR OF
IN MEMORY OF FOR THE R’FUAH SH’LAYMAH OF Arnie Hiller, receiving the JTS Community Service
Our beloved husband and father, Philip Plotkin, by Ray Stone, by Jane & Bill Behrmann Award, by Susan & Bill Kristol
Ruth, Samantha and Rachel Plotkin JERRY WERBEL Birth of Maxfield Gideon Shayevitz, great grandson
Rose Weinstein, by Iris & Robert Shamaskin MEMORIAL LANDSCAPE FUND of Dorothy Levin, by Bernice & Ed Stern
Jerry Werbel, by Judy Werbel IN HONOR OF Brittanie Werbel, receiving the JTS Young Leader-
Sylvia Lederhandler, mother of Merle, by the Toobin 30th wedding anniversary of Natalie & Paul ship Award, by Susan & Bill Kristol
Family Forbes, by Carol & Paul Shaman IN MEMORY OF
Victor Lederhandler, father of Merle, by the Toobin Birth of Alan Jacob, grandson of Layne Sylvia Rubin, by Natalie & Julian Levine (OTC)
Family Seelig, son of Malena & Jeff Seelig, by Ziporah Golomb, by Fidelma & A. Larry Miller
FOR THE R’FUAH SH’LAYMAH OF Judy Werbel FOR THE R’FUAH SH’LAYMAH OF
Ray Stone, by Maskelim Chavurah Birth of Benjamin Zachary, son of Kathi & Donna Ackerman, by Joan & Don Sacarob (OTC)
Kirby Newman, grandson of Karen & Joanne Stryer, by Chavurah Ahavah
GERALD BRISSMAN/LYLE MILLER Howard Newman, by Judy Werbel Phyllis Olitsky, by Chavurah Ahavah
COLLEGE OUTREACH FUND Birth of Maya Sofia, daughter of Rachel & Ray Stone, by Bernice & Ed Stern
IN HONOR OF Philip Blumenthal, by Judy Werbel See TZEDAKAH p. 22
25th wedding anniversary of Marie & Glenn Brittanie Werbel, receiving the JTS Young
Taubman, by Debbie & Mark Weber Leadership Award, by Barbara S. &
Birth of Jascha Ber Margolis, grandson of Pat & Robert L. Cohen; Phyllis & Jack Lustig;
Steve Rose, by Debbie & Mark Weber Rowena Zelkind; Bobbie & Glen Zelkind;
Birth of Maya Sofia, daughter of Rachel & Philip Debbie & Garrett Zelkind; Lynne & Jason
Blumenthal, by Sue & Ken Cohn Ford and Elizabeth & Scott Groginsky;
Olam Tikvah, by Stuart Glickman the Werbels, Shapiros and Riders; your
IN MEMORY OF Chavurah—the Dallas, Goldberg, Kaplan
Esther Felsen, by Lionel Felsen and Sussan families
CELEBRATING
Gerald Brissman, on the 50th anniversary of our Engagement of Beth Maer to Harley Magden,
wedding, by Gloria Brissman by Judy Werbel
Julius Cohen, by Mimi & Len Levine Second Bar Mitzvah of Reuben Ambaruch,
Rae Zeitlin, by Sue & Ken Cohn by Judy Werbel a birthday, anniversary
Rose Weinstein, by Debbie & Mark Weber; Mimi & IN MEMORY OF or life-cycle event?
Len Levine Jerry Werbel, by Lynn Phillips; Natalie &
FOR THE R’FUAH SH’LAYMAH OF Julian Levine
Bruce Magazine, by Mimi & Len Levine Rae Zeitlin, by Brenda & Marvin Klemow; the
HONOR THE EVENT
Joel Friedman, by Debbie & Mark Weber Toobin Family
Larry Press, by Mimi & Len Levine Rose Weinstein, by Dotty & Al Fuchsman;
Ray Stone, by Debbie & Mark Weber Lynn Phillips; Natalie & Julian Levine
Ziporah Golomb, by Judy Werbel by making a contribution
Please note:
Please FOR THE R’FUAH SH’LAYMAH OF
Al Fuchsman, by Judy Werbel
to one of the many
The Contemporary goes up on the web Elliott Toobin, by Brenda & Marvin Klemow;
Olam Tikvah funds!
site about one week before the end of Judy Werbel
Ray Stone, by Judy Werbel
the preceding month, and extra copies
Ruth Diener, by Ed Diener
are available in the OT office once it To make a donation:
has mailed, so no one needs to go Call the office: (703) 425-1880
without the news. E-mail: mbenson@olamtikvah.org
Website: www.olamtikvah.org
Snail mail: 3800 Glenbrook Road,
Fairfax, Virginia 22031
June 2009 Page 18
TZEDAKAH, Continued from page 21
TZEDAKAH FUND
S ANCTUARY S CHEDULES In appreciation for Pesach services and aliyah, by Minnie & Morris Edelman
IN HONOR OF
25th wedding anniversary of Marie & Glenn Taubman, by Carol & Paul
Shabbat Services Shaman
Karen Tovey & Ed Weiss, by Joan & Paul Blumstein
Friday 6:15pm, June 5, 12, 19 & 26
IN MEMORY OF
Saturday 9:30am Abraham Glickman, by Stuart Glickman
Abraham Lubing, by Lael Lubing
Parshiot Alexander Rajsky, by Violet Gluck
Saturday, June 6 Parashah Naso Andrew Schwartz, by Jack Blumenthal
Anne Zweigman, by Freda Tannenbaum
Saturday, June 13 Parashah B’ha’lotecha Avrum Lubing, by Lael Lubing
Saturday, June 20 Parashah Shelach-L”cha Barbara Gluck, by Julius Gluck
Saturday, June 27 Parashah Korah Barney Lehrhaupt, by Charles Lehrhaupt
Beatrice Greenbaum, by Robert Greenbaum
Tot Shabbat Beverly Chapel, by Anita Dienstfrey
Boris Rabinowitz, by Rosalyn & Marc Busman
11:00am, Shabbat mornings, June 6, 13, 20 & 27 Clare Waxler, by Richard Waxler
Babysitting David Phillips, by Lynn Phillips
Edward Markowitz, by Randee & Jerry Markowitz
10:30am-12:15pm, every Shabbat morning
Evelyn Kaufman, by Richard Kaufman
Fae Feuer, by Paul Forbes
Other Services Faiga Rubinstein, by Fidelma & A. Larry Miller
Sunday, 9:00am & 8:00pm Harold Gibberman, by Stanley Gibberman
Monday-Thursday, 8:00pm Harry Stein, by Herman Stein
Hyman N. Caplan, by Betsy, John, Jenni and Jimmy MacCarthy
Wednesdays, 7:00am, June 3, 10, 17 & 24 Isaac Dubchansky, by Judith Anderson
Jack Znilek, by Pearl Raikin
Jacob Klitzner, by Jack Blumenthal
Jan & Jules Fried, by Judith Douglas
Judith Shaman, by Bev & Jerry Sleph
COVERINGS, Continued from page 3 Leah Singer, by Mona & Steve Poyta
Leeland Hill, by Paul Hill
clinical psychologist, was ordered not to wear a yarmulka Louis Kenner, by Jane & Herbert Myers
while on duty and in uniform as a commissioned U.S. Air Louis Reisig, by Barry Reisig
Maier Schlussel, by Neil Schlussel
Force officer, because it was alleged to be in conflict with
Maurice Katz, by Michael Witlin
Air Force uniform regulations. Goldman claimed that this Meyer Sushner, by Leo Sushner
order violated his First Amendment constitutional right to Millie Schwartz, Adelle Goodman and Freda Goodman, by Susan & David
exercise his religious beliefs, although neither the courts nor Schwartz
Miriam Argoff, by David Argoff
the Air Force ever disputed his sincere religious beliefs. The
Naum Kogan, by Kelly & Alex Kogan
American Jewish Committee, American Jewish Congress, Rose Weinstein, by Donna Schwartz & Gregg Maisel
Anti-Defamation League, Catholic League for Religious and Sam Kalman, by Bev & Jerry Sleph
Civil Rights and others supported Goldman’s right to wear a Sam Klein, by Rita Schlossberg
Sara & Isadoare Baron, by Sandy & Ralph Rosenthal
yarmulka. Today, Jewish military service members are
Sylvia Chickinsky, by Alan Chickinsky
permitted to wear yarmulkas while in uniform. Yetta Frahm and Florence Liss, by Irene Smith
Historically, Jewish society has been concerned about FOR THE R’FUAH SH’LAYMAH OF
women uncovering their heads. “The Talmud not only Ray Stone, by Randee & Jerry Markowitz
regarded women’s hair as beautiful, but as erotic; and for
WALTER HAUSFELD PLAYGROUND FUND
that reason it had to be covered.” Otherwise, they could For the honor and privilege of reading Torah, leading Hallel and returning the
distract men from prayer and cause men to have “unholy Torah scrolls to the ark, by Tobey & Morey Greenberg
thoughts.” Nevertheless, women argued that they had a IN HONOR OF
Matthew Abrams’s aufruf, on April 11, 2009, by Rita & Seth Abrams
right to experience their “beauty and self-respect”
(Bronner), and head coverings, required by custom, inter-
fered with that right. COVERINGS, Continued from previous column
Today, the custom in Conservative synagogues
dictates that all adult men, Jewish and not Jewish, must lifting, tying or holding the Torah, performing an aliyah and leading
cover their heads. Adult women, at least in Olam Tikvah, the service.
must cover their heads when performing a sacred act on [Sources: Julian Ungar-Sargon. (1987). The agony of the yarmulka–
Shabbat and other holy days, such as opening the Ark, A confession. Judaism, 36 (3), 320-322; Goldman v. Weinberger,
Secretary of Defense et al. (1986). Supreme Court of the United
See COVERINGS, next column States, 475 U.S. 503; Bronner, Leila Leah. (1993). From veil to wig:
Jewish women’s hair covering. Judaism, 42 (4), 465-478.]
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Shabbat Youth Activities
Tot Shabbat, 11:00am, June 6, 13, 20 & 27
Shorashim and Jr. Cong will resume in the fall.
Please check www.olamtikvah.org, the listserv and the weekly announcements for calendar updates.
(703) 978-5886 (703) 503-5549 (301) 983-0702 (703) 299-9316 (703) 323-4640
C. Schwartzbach J. Markowitz A. Hiller G. Frishman B. Finkel
D. Feller S. Endick E. Dubin W. Diamond Jeffrey Cohen
A. Feldner R. Ellis P. Driessen B. Dallas D. Cohen
M. Feldman P. Elliott S. Douglass M. Cury C. Cohen
M. Felber M. Eisenberg J. Douglas F. Cooper A. Citron
M. Falck S. Eisen R. Dorosin L. Conover A. Chmara
E. Faggen J. Eisen A. Dorlester L. Connor A. Chickinsky
A. Fabian P. Eggan D. Domnitch K. Cohn B. Castel
J. Estryn S. Eder M. Dizenfeld W. Cohen-Brown M. Cassell
L. Esterowitz M. Eder J. Dietrick W. Cohen J. Buxbaum
M. Epstein R. Ebert S. Dienstfrey S. Cohen M. Busman
N. Engelberg R. Dubrow A. Diamond-Tapper R. Cohen D. Burton
S. Engel D. Dubin-Kritzer E. Diener Jocelyn Cohen J. Budiansky
June 28-July 2 June 21-25 June 14-18 June 7-11 May 31-June 4
you cannot participate. Any male or female Jewish adult, above B’nai Mitzvah age, can participate.
MINYAN is held on Sundays, 9:00am & 8:00pm, and Monday-Thursday at 8:00pm. Please call the Ritual Committee coordinator in charge if
(703) 246-9392 (703) 560-4087 (703) 440-0333 (703) 273-5593
Stacie Kaplan Bruce Gordon Ken Goldwasser Rochelle Goldberg
P. Leibow V. Lazarowitz J. Krug W. Kranz
C. Leckner Robert Lasken L. Leibowitz R. Kramer
A. Lebowitz Rachelle Lasken D. Kravitz M. Kraft
K. Leahy R. Lascano G. Krauss S. Kopstein
R. Lazarus I. Lapina S. Kraus M. Kon
J. Laiks J. Kugler G. Krasovsky L. Komarow
June 27 June 20 June 13 June 6
(Fridays: 7:45pm for the 8:00pm service; Saturday mornings: 9:15am). Please call the Board member in charge if you cannot participate.
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Benjamin Shalva .............. Assistant Rabbi, bshalva@olamtikvah.org
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David Kalender ................ Rabbi, dkalender@olamtikvah.org
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Web Page ............................... www.olamtikvah.org
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Preschool ................................ (703) 425-1886
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Religious School ...................... (703) 425-3237
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Fax ........................................ (703) 425-0835
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Business Office ....................... (703) 425-1880
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Affiliated with United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism
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Founded in 1964
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Permit #72
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Fairfax, Virginia 22031-3199
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Paid
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Congregation Olam Tikvah
Organization
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Non-Profit The Contemporary
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